USTA Serves, the national charitable foundation of the United States Tennis Association, has awarded 33 year-end grants totaling $420,650.

USTA Serves, the national charitable foundation of the United States Tennis Association, has awarded 33 year-end grants totaling $420,650.

Among the organizations recognized with a grant in the amount of $10,000 was Our Military Kids in McLean.

The bi-annual grant process, a national initiative of USTA Serves, was developed to provide disadvantaged, at-risk children in underserved communities, as well as people with disabilities, the opportunity to learn to play tennis and improve their academic skills in a structured format, and also to help combat childhood obesity by promoting healthy lifestyles.